Side-rail truck body



. 1,652,069 s. E'. TRAVIS, JR

SIDE RAIL TRUCK BODY Original Filed'MarCh 17, 1926 4'5 7 67 Ali 46 SinwonETravL-s J1.

- provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

Patented Dec. 5,1927; 3,;

.1 UNITED PATENT 1 mmsIMEoN n. TRAVIS, Jn, or HAr'rIEsBuRe, MISSISSIPPI.

. SIDE-RAIL 'riaUoK Bonny Y ioriginal application filedJlIarch 17,1926, Serial 110. 95332. Divided, andfthis'application filed September 10, 192 6.

This invention relates to a truckbody and 1s a dlvision of the subject-matterof my application filed March 17, 1926, SerialNo,

95,332, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set'forth, a truck body that canbe easily loaded and unloaded and carry its load to the best advantageunder all road conditions. 1

' A further objectof the invention to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a

truck' body including removable side rails to permit of loading and unloading from either side thereof and further for retaining the load upon the bottom of the truck body.

A further object of the invention isto provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a

truck body provided with removable endrails whereby access canbe had to the truck compact, thoroughly efficient when used,

readily'installecl with respect to a truck, of minimum weight, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacturer 7 With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described'and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is; shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be .resorted to which fall within the scope" of the claims hereunto appended.

In thedrawings wherein like reference 40 characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of the truck body. Figure 2 is a of truck body shown in Figure 1. I v

Figure 3 is a view of he fornof truck body shown in Figure 1. t

Figure 4 is a section on line 44, Figure 1. r v Referring to' the drawings, the truck body comprises a rectangular frame 43 eX- tending in the same planethroughout and formed of side and end members of angle shape to provide a'vertically disposed leg 44 and an inwardly extending horizon- .si'des and ends of the leg 44.

bottom plan View of the form to a pair I l and endralls are nounted ln vertical posl- Serial No. 134,722.

tally disposed legwhich projects from. the upper end of the leg 44., The ends .of the side members are flush with the ends of the end members The vertical leg 44 of each s de of the frame is provided with a series of pairs of cleats 45' on, the outer face thereof. The cleats of each pair are spaced from each other and each pair of cleats is spaced from an adjacent pair. The ends of, the frame 43'l1as secured'to the outer face of the vertica-l'1eg44 thereof a pair of spaced cleats 46. The cleats .45 and .46 depend below the The truck body includes a pair of sec tional side rails and a pair of end rails and form respectively the sides and the endsof thetruckbody. As shown each side railis formed of three sections but" it is obvious that the numberof the sections can be reduced orincreased' Eachsiderail section,

as well as an end'r'ailis in the form ofa frame, and as each, side'rall sect on is of the same construction 'and further as the end rails are similar in construction tothe side j 'rails,';but one will be described, as the descrlption of one will apply to the other. It I will be stated however that the end rails are of greater length than the side rail sections, otherwise, they are 1 of the same construction. Each slderail section and an endrail consistsof a series of superposed spaced'parah 'lel bars"47 '48, 49 and 50 and a top bar 51 whichlis angle shaped in cross section'to form a v ertically disposed leg'and a horizontally disposed leg and with the latter projecting. outwardly from the upper end of the former. The bar 50 is arranged closer to the barf 49 than the distance between the other of said bars of the rail section or end rail. The bars 47 to 51; are secured together by vertically disposed spaced supports 52 in the form of channel irons and each of which depend below the bar 50; The'u'pper ends are secured to the outer v "face of the vertical. leg of the bar 51 and of the supports 52 abuts against the lower face of the horizontalleg of such bar.

The lower pro ecting ends of the vertical standards or supports 52 of a side rail section eXtend'into apairof cleats 45 and the lower projecting ends of the standards or supports 52 of the end rails section extend 1nofcleats 46. When the side sections generally by the-reference characters 53, 54:

and 55 and one end rail is indicated at 56 and the other at 57. The sections 53, 54 and 55 are arranged, inopposed spaced relation with respect to each other and are further spaced from the end rails 56 and 57. The sections 53, 54 and are detachably connected together by suitable latching devices as indicated at 58 and which can be of the form shownin Figure 1. y In theform shown in Figure 1 the latching device consists of a fiat short bar fixed to the topbar of a section 53 and which is provided with a pin extending through an opening formed in the top bar of the section fiator the latching device can be reversed, that, is tosa-y fixed to the top bar of the section 54 and detachably en gaging with the bar of the section The arrangement of the latching device between the sections 5% and 55 can be such as referred to with respect to the sections and 54. The

end sections of each side rai'l are detachably connected'to the end rails and for such purlatching devices are arranged for de tachably connecting said end sections to the and rails. As shown each latching device consists of an L-shaped bar 59' which is fixed to a side rail section and overlaps an end rail and is formed with a pin which detachably engages in the top bar of said end rail. The latching devices provide for de tachablfv connecting the sections of: each side rail together and furthermore for detachably connecting sections of each side rail to the end railscnd further itprovides for detachably securing the end rails inlpositionwith respect tothe side rails.

Positioned at the: longitudinal median of the frame 43 as Well as arranged below the latter is a snl'i-frame 60 consisting of a pair of longitudinally extending brace members 62 arranged in spaced relation and in parallelism and extending from the vertical, portion of plasmid member of the frame 43 to the vertical portion of the other end member of the frame 413, Each of said bracemembers is of angle shape in cross section and has the horizontal.portion thcreof extended inwardly atright angles with respect to the upper end of the vertical portion thereof. The sub-frame 60 fuither inc ludcsa pair of spaced rectangular frames (54; which are secured to the bottoms of the vertical legs of the brace mei-nbers 62. One of the frames 64 is flush with one end of the frame 43' and the other frame 64L is positionedadjacent the other end of the frame 43. Secured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of the side members of the frame 43 andto the bottoms of the sides of the frame 64: are inclined brace members 61.

Secured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of the side members of the. trance 43 are transversely extending brace members 65 which extend through the vertical por tions of the brace members- 62. The brace members 65 are arranged in spaced relation.

Mounted on the horizontal portions of the brace members 62and secured to the ,horizontal portions of the side and end members of the :frame 43 is a bottom or fioor and which is formed of two sections 66 and-67 arranged in abutting position. Therectangular frames 64 are provided with corner pieces-68 for bracing the ends thereof.

body shown in Figure 1 Whichare connected together in fixed relat on relative to each other are secured by Welding, but lt'ls to be understood that the said elements canbesew It is tl'iought the many advantages of a truck body, in EtCCOl'dflDCG with this inventioin can. be readily understood and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and describedpyet it is to he understood that changes in thedetail's of construction can be had which Willflfll within the scope oi. the invention as claimed. hat I claim is: a l. A truck body comprising a rectangularly shaped frame extcuiding in the-same plane throughout and having its end and a side membersol angle shape in cross section a to provide a verticailly disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion.- extending at right angles to the upper endot' the vertical portion, the ends of said side members flush a with the tops of said end men'ibers, a bottom secured to the horizontal portions of said side and end members, spaced longitudinally extending brace members securedto the inner faces of the vertical portions of said end members and supporting said-bottom. and spaced transversely extending brace members secured to the inner taces of the vertical portions of said. side members and extending through th e vert i c: l l tudinal brace members.

2. A truck body comprising a rectangle larlv shape frame extending in the same plane throughout and having its end and side members oi? angle shape in cross section to provide a vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion extcndinglat right angles to the upper end oi. thejvertical. portiom the ends oi said side members flush with the tops of said end members, a bottom )ortions of said lon i a is The various elements of the-form of truck a secured to the horizontal portions of said side and end members, spaced longitudinally extending brace members secured to' the inner faces of the vertical portions of said end members and supporting said bottom, spaced transversely extending brace 'members se-,

- cured to the inner faces of the vertical porlarly shaped frame extending in the same plane throughout and'having its end and side members of angle shape in cross section to provide a vertically disposed portion and'ahorizontally disposed portion extending at right angles to the upper end of the vertical portion, the ends of said side members flush with the tops of said end 1nembers,a bottom secured to the horizontal portions of said side and end members, spacedlongitudinally extending brace memberssecured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of said end members and supporting said bottom. spaced transversely extending brace members secured to the inner faces of the'vertical portions of said side members and extending through the vertical portions of said longi- 7 members, portions of said slde and end members,

tudinal brace members. and spaced frames of less width than the width of the first mentioned frame and secured to and depending from said longitudinal brace members.

4. A truckbody comprising a rectangularly shaped frame extending in the same plane throughout and having its end and side members of angle shape in cross sec tion to provide a vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion exv a to the inner faces of the vertical portions of tending at right angles to the upper end of the vertical portion, the ends of said side members flush with the tops of said end a bottom secured to the horizontal spaced longitudinally extending brace members secured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of said end members and supv porting said bottom, spaced transversely extending brace members secured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of said side members and extending through the'vertical portions of said longitudinal brace members, spaced frames of less width than the width of the first mentioned frame and secured to and depending from said longitudinalbrace members, and inclined brace members between the inner facesof the vertical portions of the side members of the first mentioned frames and the sides of the spaced frames.

5. A truck body comprisingv a rectangularlyshaped frame extending in the, same 7 plane throughout-and having its end and side members of angle shape in cross section to provide a vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion extending at right angles to the upper end of the vertical portion, the ends of said side members flush with the tops of said end members, a bottom secured to the horizontalpOrtions of said side and end members, spaced longitudinally extending brace members secured to the inner faces of the vertical portions of said end members and supporting said bottom, spaced't-ransversely extending brace members secured to the inner faces'of the vertical portions of said side members and extending through the vertical portions of said longitudinal brace members, spaced frame of less width than the width of the first mentioned frames and secured to and depending from said longitudinal brace members, and inclined brace members be- 1 tween the 1111181" faces of the vertical portions of the side members of the first mentioned frames and the sides of the spaced frames, one of said spaced frames having its end positioned at one end of the first mentioned frame and the other spaced frame having its outer end positioned adjacent the otherends of the first mentioned frame. 7 V

6. A truck bodycomprising a rectangularly shaped frame extending in the same plane throughout and having its end and side members of angle shapein cross section to provide a vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion extending at right angles to the upper end of thever- 'tical' portion, the ends of said side members flush with'the tops of said end members, a bottom secured to the horizontal portions ofsaidside and end members, spaced longitudinally extending brace members secured said side members and extending through vthe vertical portions of said longitudinal brace members, spaced frames of less width the first mentioned frame and the sides of the spaced frames, one of said spaced frames having its end positioned at one end of the first mentioned frame and the other spaced frame having its outer end positioned ad'- jacent the other ends of the first mentioned I frame,'inclined brace members between the outer end of that spaced frame which is spaced adjacent an end of thefirst mentioned frame and said end of the latter.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signa ture hereto.

ssnmon E. TRAVIS, JR. f 

